This is an analysis of the poem From Their Point Of View that begins with:

There will always be those who choose to see life,
From their point of view....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcB AXccXccc ABXB XdddaeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,4,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110111011 01101 111010001101000 11010010010101 10110111011 10101001 01010010101 1010011110011 01000100010100010 0011101101010 1100100101 101100111110110 10110111011 01101 11101000110100010 11010010010101 110010110101011010 00100101011110 001101001001010 1011010101001 001101101001 0010010110011110 1000110010010 10101010010010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 299
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, as are repeated.

    The author used the same word there at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of From Their Point Of View;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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